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Beyern 19" Chrome Mesh Wheels

Gentlemen (and ladies) - I just bought a 2001 Black/Crema and I am waiting on delivery from NY. I spent the last two days searching wheels and tires and I have settled on the Beyern Mesh 19" in chrome finish. I need help with the tires. The dealer is recommending Cooper's 235/35 and 265/30 or T1R/s - help! What do you recommend?

I have the 20" beyern mesh on my z8

I have the same wheels in 20" on my Z8, just beware, they are alot heavier than other wheels out there. When I switched from the stock 18" to the new 20" the ride did not suffer at all that I could tell, and I believe the Alpina came with 20"s, so you might want to go that way, it looks better to my eye anyway. Below is a pic of my car.
Thanks, G

P.S, I think it does handle a bit better, I added the Dinan suspension and the PP and some new struts and shocks after the wheels/tires, which improved things more. By the way I have Michelin Pilot Sport Tires, they are the only tires I use on any of my performance cars anymore

I just talked to my friend and he said that doing them in a cast version is too expensive, it costs around $50k for the molds! But there is a better way, he can have them forged instead, they would be lighter that way as well. The only hitch is that it would have to be 25+ sets (100 wheels or more) in order to do it. Its easy at that point, he said the pricing would be roughly $800-$1000 for each wheel. And of course the factory center caps would be used also, he estimated the weight at around 15 to 18 lbs.
Thanks, G

Could you show your friend this.....

and see if it makes sense to him as a practical solution to making the wheels. If we can find a way of doing it that will clear the Brembo big brakes that look so good on our car I think that we could posibly get enough folks interested in an OEM replica wheel that is lightweight, and takes the bigger range of 19" rubber that is available.

Andrew Macpherson

Expert Z8 Inspections, with full support for both Z8 sale and purchases.

I'm so in if this one happens. I think BMW really nailed it with the OE wheel design. I'm a big believer that wheels should contribute to the design of the vehicle, rather than stand out separately, the OE wheel does this well. However, the only failing of the design is the size. To me 19" fills the wheel arches more appropriately.

As noted by Andrew, a 19" wheel opens up some rubber options and clears room for big brake kits.